Frac Hits: Horizontal and Vertical Well Interference
Horizontal wells have become an increasingly popular method of recovery in recent years, and with this uptick comes the increased potential for interference with existing vertical wells. Known... Read More
Protecting the Nation’s Energy Infrastructure: Cybersecurity
On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company (“Colonial”) experienced a cybersecurity breach that led to the shut-down of its entire gasoline pipeline network for the first time in Colonial’s... Read More
RRC Proposed Rule to Address Critical Gas Supply After Winter Storm Uri
In response to the statewide power outages during Winter Storm Uri earlier this year, which left millions of Texans without power and heat... Read More
Caselaw Update: Liability of Former Operators under Surface Use Agreements in Wyoming
Recent caselaw and the application of Wyoming’s Split Estate Act has significantly increased risk for operators in Wyoming, who may be held liable for the conduct of their assignees... Read More
Caselaw Update: Exercise of Eminent Domain under the Natural Gas Act
Since the early 1800s, natural gas has been an integral part of the nation’s energy supply. Roughly one hundred years later, a cross-country natural gas pipeline network began to take shape and expand. In 1938, in... Read More
Caselaw Update: U.S. District Court Rejects New Mexico Fracking Ban
On August 3, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico rejected an attempt to ban fracking by denying... Read More
Federal Litigation Update: Executive Order 14008
On June 15, 2021, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted a nationwide preliminary injunction in favor of Louisiana and twelve other states which halted enforcement... Read More
Legislative Update: Texas SB 13
Earlier this year, the General Land Office (“GLO”) created the Texas Defense Task Force (more on that here) to defend state land rights and combat federal policies that threaten the Texas... Read More
Legislative Update: SB 1259
On May 24, 2021, Governor Abbott signed SB 1259 into law, effective immediately. The bill was introduced by the state legislature in response to... Read More
Caselaw Update: Royalty Checks and Implied Ratification
Under contract law generally, a party who has not expressly accepted an agreement can nevertheless be deemed to have impliedly accepted, or ratified it, by their actions. For... Read More